Natural hazards · Weldon

Weldon, IA natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Weldon comes from drought, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Weldon?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Weldon to be higher than in 55% of U.S. communities, mostly from drought and inland flooding.

Drought42%Inland flooding22%Cold waves12%Tornadoes10%Heat waves6%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Weldon faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Drought

42% of expected damage

Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Inland flooding

22% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 61% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Cold waves

12% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about 8 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Weldon flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Weldon.

Disasters that hit Weldon

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Weldon itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Weldon.

Brought FEMA money into WeldonDeclared for Decatur County only

2010

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes

1 household applied for aid $3K aid approved

2008

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $5K aid approved $12K to the City of Weldon for repairs

2007

Severe Winter Storm

$5K to the City of Weldon for repairs

Decatur County has had 12 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and severe storms.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Weldon is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Weldon’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Weldon. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.